It was chemo day today. And, surprise, surprise, Tony received both the Erbitux and the CPT-11. We thought the CPT-11 combo was meant to be administered every 3 weeks; but not. It's every 2 weeks apparently. We also found out that the stomach/abdominal pain is a side effect of the CPT-11; and not the Erbitux. So, once again, please everyone, keep your fingers crossed...
Luckily everything at the hospital was quick and on time today. Which is good, as we weren't expecting the extra 1.5 hour of infusion. Tony was feeling okay afterwards; except for the fact that the A/C in the car was on the fritz again! It was HOT on the way home (temps in Montreal were well over 30 C today) !!!
Jean and Richard (Tony's parents) took us all out for dinner tonight. It was really nice; and the restaurant was air conditioned... Cool!! I'll be getting the A/C in the car fixed tomorrow; and the installation at home is scheduled for June 6th - YEAH!!!!
Well, that's it for now. Hopefully we'll all get a good night's sleep tonight!
Take good care!
Renée
P.S. Thanks for all your comments... Keep them coming; its uplifting to know people care!
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- Renee
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- I am a happily married 40-year-old mother of two boys, 13 and 10. A little over 2 years ago, on our wedding anniversary (Dec.03-'04), my husband (38 years old at the time) was diagnosed with colon cancer. We have since learned that his disease has metastatised to his liver and that he has a disease called FAP. Although his case was spontaneous, meaning he did not inherit it, our sons each had a 50-50 chance of having the same gene mutation. As it turns out, our youngest son also has the gene mutation and, at his last scope, had 18 polyps. In order to deal with all of this, and other challenges, we have had to learn to live one day at a time.
2 comments:
Well now you're more than halfway there, and that's gotta count for something! It must have felt nice to go out for dinner with the folks last night. A little bit of normalcy here and there doesn't hurt, does it? It's a beautiful morning today. It reminds me of Cuba.Here's hoping for a good week, guys.
Lots of love,
Linda and kids.
hi renee tony and boys mum and dad send their love and support and are looking forward to seeing jean and richard next week. have a really good couple of days, safe journey home. mum says not to worry you wont need air conditioning back home. i remember renee i had a car in america a buick le sabre it was really goofy looking but my husband timmy loved it but the a/c was off every other day. i felt scundered (jean can translate) driving it i could barely see the road over the enormous bonnett!!!!my friends at the hospital i worked at just laughed when they seen it. anyway take care and god bless. clonard novena is coming up soon and i will pray for all you guys esp for tonys recovery. nikki and hugo
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